Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 119: 165

Recently I was deeply hurt and offended. As I mulled over the situation, my first thoughts were of anger, rage, disappointment, faultfinding, backstabbing-you know all those feelings that are allowed to rise up when you dwell on "stuff".

God quickly pointed my mind to His Word. I am understanding now more than ever why it is important to have God's Word hidden in my heart.

The first scripture He sent me to was Psalm 119:165 which says: "Great peace have they which love thy law" and nothing shall offend them. So I had to ask myself the hard and painful question: Why am I offended. According to God's word nothing should offend me.

The next scripture He showed me was I delight to do thy will yeah thy law is within my heart. Needless to say, there was not a whole lot of delighting going on in my heart. So I responded, "Point taken, Lord. Is there anything else you have for me"? to which he responded with Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee:because he trusteth in thee.

Why did I not have the peace that God promises I would have? Simply because I was not doing my part to have it. My mind was not focused on Him. I chose to focus on my problem instead and doing so brought on all the negative effects of such a poor decision.

Are you experiencing a lack of peace in your life? I encourage you shift your focus and put your trust in God. It worked for me!

I'm currently dealing with conflict of working for a company and local management that I have no respect for after a very negative experience.The hatred, anger and anxiety made me realize that I need to seek out biblical counseling. I now focus on Romans 12:19-21 through out the day.

Oh, you hit the nail on its head, for sure. I recently went through something similiar and was asking myself the same questions. Why is this bothering me so much? It is stealing my peace and I'm allowing it by pondering and dwelling on it, catching myself growing bitter.

I am energetic, bubbly and sensitive- a counselor idealist. I have been married for 16 years and am a homeschool Mom of 2. I believe that "True Education" is leading my children to Christ.
This joy that I have, the world didn't give it to me!